Glass show-case construction



E. A. HILL.

GLASS SHOW CASE CONSTRUCTION.

APPucAHoN'mEn-APR. 6. 1921.

Patented Mar. 28, 1922.

INVENTOR. EDWIN A.HILL..

EDWIN AUGUSTUS HILL,0F TORONTO,ONTARIO, CANADA.

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. GLASS SHOW-CASE CONSTRUCTION;

Application filed April 6,

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Be it known that I, ED IN AUGUsrus HILL, of the city of Toronto, in thecounty of ,York, in the Province of Gntario, Canada, have inventedcertain new and use ful Improvements in Glass (Show-Case Constructions,of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in glass show-case constructionsand the object of the invention is, to devise means for preventing thelongitudinal movement of the glass plates forming the top of theshowcase so that they will not spread apart at their abutting edges toseparate at their point of junction, and it consists essentially of thefollowing arrangement and construction of parts as hereinafter moreparticularly explained.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a glass show-case.

Fig. 2 is a plan sectional view through the top portion of the topbrackets showing the means for holding the top plates of the show-casetogether.

Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of the clip employed in connection withthe top brackets.

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail showing means for connecting a glass plate,set at an incline to a bracket such as 8.

In the drawings like characters of refer ence indicate the correspondingparts in each figure.

1 and 2 are glass plates forming the longitudinal wall of a show-case, 3an end cross wall and 1 an intermediate cross wall which extends betweenthe opposing vertical end edges of the plates 1 and 2 so as to protrudeslightly beyond the outer face of the plates 1 and 2. 5 and 6 are platesforming the top of the show-case, the line of junction between theplates 5 and 6 being placed over the top edge of the intermediateplate 1. The outer longitudinal edges of the plates 5 and 6 are providedwith notches 7 in proximity to each end of the plate. 8 and 9 areholding brackets. The bracket 9 comprises a portion 10 which extendsaround the ver tical edge of the plate 3 and portion 11 which extendsaround the adjacent longi tudinal edge of the plate 5. and substantiallytriangular shaped webbed portion 12 connecting the portions 10 and 11together. The bolt rod 13 extendsthrough the web 12 and is connected tothe corresponding por- Specification of Letterslatentf Patented Mar. 28,13922. 1921., Serial no. 459,104. I I 1 tion of a similar bracket on theopposite side of the show-case. The bracket 8 comprises a portion llaextending around the vertical' which extend throughfthe webs 17 and 18and pass through the corresponding webbed portions of similar bracketslocated at the opposite side of the show-case. The brackets 8 and 9 asabove described are of a construction which is commonly employed and towhich I do not lay any claim.

In order to prevent the longitudinal move ment of the top plates 5 and 6so as to prevent their drawing apart at their meeting edges, I haveprovided clips 21. The clips 21 are formed by a strip of metal bent intoa U-shaped projection 22 intermediately of its length. The ends 23 and24 shown bent at right angles to the main portion of the strip 21" arenormally in a line with such strip.

It will be noted on referring particularly to Fig. 2 that the notches 7are located within the horizontal bracket portions 15 and 16 and a notch'7 is similarly located within the bracket portion 11.

When the brackets 8 and 9 are placed in position, the strip 21 is placedWithin the bracket with the U-shaped projections 22 fitting intoa notch7, the strip 21 lying flat against the edge of the glass plate formingthe top of the show-case.

When in this position the ends 23 and 24 are bent outward into theposition indicated holding the clip in place within the bracket, theglass forming the top of the show-case being prevented from movinglongitudinally by the notch 7 engaging the projection 22 which ishel din a stationary position within the bracket portions 15, 16 and 11 bythe out-turned ends 23 and 24:.

From this description, it will be seen that T have devised very simplemeans for securing the longitudinal and vertical cross walls of theglass show-ease together and also provide simple means whereby anyslippage of the top plates of the show-case within the holding bracketsis eliminated.

hat 1 claim as my invention is.

1. In a glass show-case, the combination with two plates forming the topof the showcase,- of a holding bracket adapted to form edge embracingmeans for the longitudinal edges of the plates in proximity to theiropposing ends, and a projection located within the edge embracing meansand adapted to engage the edge of the glass plates.

2.111 a' show case, the combination with two plates forming thetop ofthe show-case having depressions in their longitudinal edges and meansfor embracing such longi- 3. In a glass show-case, the combination withtwo plates forming the top portion of the show-case having notches intheir longitudinal edges in proximity to eachend, of

abracket provided with aportion embracing the longitudinal edges of thetop plates so as to contain the aforesaid notches, and a metal strip ofbendable material adapted to extend through such embracing portion andadapted to be bent outward at its ends against each end of the embracingportion and provided with a projection intermediately of its lengthadapted to enter the corresponding notch of theshow -case topplate.

4. In a'show-oase, the combination with thetop plates and a bracketportion embracing the edges of such top plates,- or

lateral projections adapted to engage the top plate and each end of theembracing portion of the bracket to prevent -longitud'iin'al movement. a

EDWIN AUGUSTUS H LL.

